極まりない・窮まりない|きわまりないkiwamarinai[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
極まりない極まりない(きわまりない) is the most common written form of this expression and the form beginners should choose when writing it.
窮まりない窮まりない(きわまりない) is rarely used, so learners will seldom encounter it; recognize it as a less common written variant of 極まりない(きわまりない).
Definitions
  1. suffix, i-adjectiveextremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); unparalleledsuffix often in kana
    その机つくえは、乱雑らんざつ極きわまりない状態じょうたいだ。↗
    The desk is in a state of total disorder.
  2. i-adjectiveboundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
Conjugation
Plain form極まりない(きわまりない)
Polite (desu)極まりないです(きわまりないです)
Negative (kunai)極まりなくない(きわまりなくない)
polite (ku arimasen)極まりなくありません(きわまりなくありません)
Past (katta)極まりなかった(きわまりなかった)
polite (katta desu)極まりなかったです(きわまりなかったです)
Past negative (kunakatta)極まりなくなかった(きわまりなくなかった)
polite (ku arimasen deshita)極まりなくありませんでした(きわまりなくありませんでした)
Te form (kute)極まりなくて(きわまりなくて)
Adverbial (ku)極まりなく(きわまりなく)
Conditional (kereba)極まりなければ(きわまりなければ)
kattara極まりなかったら(きわまりなかったら)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • 1.
    Related無限むげんNeutralBoundless, with no limit — said mainly of quantity or space. 「極まりない」 attaches to nouns to stress an extreme degree, as in 「危険極まりない」.
  • 2.
    Related限りないかぎりないWrittenWritten register. Means endless or boundless and often carries a positive nuance, as in 「限りない愛」; 「極まりない」 follows negative words to mean extremely.
  • 3.
    Related果てしないはてしないNeutralDescribes something with no end, said mostly of space and time; 「極まりない」 expresses an extreme degree.
  • 4.
    Related計り知れないはかりしれないWrittenWritten register. Means immeasurable, as in 「計り知れない影響」; 「極まりない」 often follows negative nouns.
  • 5.
    Related無制限むせいげんNeutralMeans unrestricted, as in 「無制限に使える」; 「極まりない」 says a degree is extreme.
  • 6.
    Related無尽蔵むじんぞうWrittenWritten register. Describes an inexhaustible supply, as of abundant resources; 「極まりない」 says nothing about quantity.
  • 7.
    Related果てしがないはてしがないNeutralSame meaning as 「果てしない」 — no end, mostly space and time — but less common; 「極まりない」 says a degree is extreme.
  • 8.
    RelatedきりのないCasualColloquial. Means never-ending, as in 「言い出したら切りがない」; 「極まりない」 says a degree is extreme.
  • 9.
    Related無限大むげんだいNeutralMeans infinity, used mostly in mathematics or figuratively; 「極まりない」 serves to stress a degree.
  • 10.
    Related無窮むきゅうWrittenA written, formal term for the endlessness of time and space, as in 「天壌無窮」; 「極まりない」 speaks of degree.
  • 11.
    Antonym限りあるかぎりあるWrittenAntonym, written register. Means finite or limited, as in 「限りある資源」 — the opposite of the boundless sense of 「極まりない」.

Attach 「〜極まりない」 to a noun to stress an extreme degree, often negative, as in 「失礼極まりない」. For endless space or time say 「果てしない」; for the infinite say 「無限」 or 「限りない」. The rest are narrower or more specialized.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. (名詞めいしや形容けいよう動詞どうしの語幹ごかん、「用言ようげん+こと」などについて)この上うえない。限かぎりが無ない。はなはだしい。
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